Independent Lens 1999
★ 6.6/10 TV-PG Documentary 27 seasons · 542 eps Returning Series
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This acclaimed Emmy Award-winning anthology series features documentaries and a limited number of fiction films united by the creative freedom, artistic achievement and unflinching visions of their independent producers and featuring unforgettable stories about a unique individual, community or moment in history.
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Episode guide
Season 1 · 8 episodes
- E1 Wannabe: Life and Death in a Small Town Gang Aug 9, 1999
- E2 Nothing but the Truth Aug 16, 1999
- E3 Visas and Virtues; I Am Viet Hung Aug 23, 1999
- E4 The Man Who Drove with Mandela Aug 30, 1999
- E5 The Jew in the Lotus Sep 6, 1999
- E6 Holy Tortilla/Lock and Key Sep 13, 1999
- E7 Secret People Oct 4, 1999
- E8 I Can't Believe I Married a Lesbian Oct 11, 1999
Season 2 · 10 episodes
- E1 Now & Then: From Frosh to Seniors Oct 6, 2000
- E2 No Hair Day Oct 10, 2000
- E3 Short Stories Oct 16, 2000
- E4 Born in the USA Oct 23, 2000
- E5 Girl Gone Bad Oct 30, 2000
- E6 Passing Through; Graham's Diner Nov 6, 2000
- E7 The Return of Navajo Boy Nov 13, 2000
- E8 Music in Their Bones Nov 20, 2000
- E9 In Harm's Way; Carved from the Heart Nov 27, 2000
- E10 A Wok in Progress Dec 4, 2000
Season 3 · 10 episodes
- E1 Confederacy Theory Sep 7, 2001
- E2 Who Owns the Past? Sep 14, 2001
- E3 Secrets of Silicon Valley Sep 15, 2001
- E4 Gibtown Sep 21, 2001
- E5 Abandoned: The Betrayal of America's Immigrants Sep 22, 2001
- E6 Good Kurds, Bad Kurds Sep 28, 2001
- E7 Open Outcry Oct 5, 2001
- E8 The Split Horn Oct 12, 2001
- E9 Undetectable Oct 19, 2001
- E10 Romancing the Throne Nov 9, 2001
Season 4 · 14 episodes
- E1 Maggie Growls Feb 4, 2003
- E2 Off the Charts: The Song-Poem Story Feb 11, 2003
- E3 On This Island Feb 18, 2003
- E4 Downside Up Feb 25, 2003
- E5 Los Trabajadores/The Workers Mar 25, 2003
- E6 Chiefs Apr 1, 2003
- E7 Strange Fruit Apr 8, 2003
- E8 Bird by Bird with Annie: A Portrait of Anne Lamott Apr 22, 2003
- E9 Sisters in Resistance Apr 29, 2003
- E10 Heart of the Sea: Kapolioka'ehukai May 6, 2003
- E11 Guns and Mothers May 13, 2003
- E12 Razing Appalachia May 20, 2003
- E13 Hansel Mieth: Vagabond Photographer May 27, 2003
- E14 Daddy & Papa Jun 3, 2003
Season 5 · 28 episodes
- E1 Worst Possible Illusion: The Curiosity Cabinet of Vik Muniz Oct 14, 2003
- E2 Foto-Novelas 2: `Junkyard Saints' and `Broken Sky' Oct 21, 2003
- E3 Shaolin Ulysses: Kungfu Monks in America Oct 28, 2003
- E4 A Wedding in Ramallah Nov 4, 2003
- E5 Be Good, Smile Pretty Nov 11, 2003
- E6 Livermore Nov 25, 2003
- E7 Eroica! Dec 9, 2003
- E8 Loaded Gun: Life and Death and Dickinson Dec 16, 2003
- E9 Get the Fire! Young Mormon Missionaries Abroad Dec 23, 2003
- E10 Man Bites Shorts Dec 30, 2003
- E11 Make 'Em Dance: The Hackberry Ramblers' Story Jan 13, 2004
- E12 Life Matters Jan 20, 2004
- E13 Why Can't We Be a Family Again?; Downpour Resurfacing Jan 27, 2004
- E14 Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property Feb 10, 2004
- E15 A Place of Our Oen
- E16 Jimmy Scott: If You Only Knew Feb 24, 2004
- E17 Sentencing the Victim Mar 2, 2004
- E18 T-Shirt Travels Mar 23, 2004
- E19 Every Child Is Born a Poet: The Life and Work of Piri Thomas Mar 30, 2004
- E20 Love Inventory Apr 13, 2004
- E21 Ram Dass: Fierce Grace Apr 20, 2004
- E22 The Weather Underground Apr 27, 2004
- E23 One Night at the Grand Star; Double Exposure May 4, 2004
- E24 Refugee May 11, 2004
- E25 Death of a Shaman May 27, 2004
- E26 Cosmopolitan Jun 1, 2004
- E27 Sumo East and West Jun 8, 2004
- E28 The Amasong Chorus: Singing Out Jun 15, 2004